Profit and Loss
Profit and Loss: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Profit or Loss while Buying and Selling, Purchase Price of an Item, Face Value of the Bill & False Weight of Item etc.
Important Questions on Profit and Loss
A person sold a horse at a gain of . Had he bought it for less and sold it for less, he would have made a profit of . The cost price of the horse was

On selling each one of a cow and a horse for, there is gain of on cow and loss of on horse, what is net loss or gain in the whole transaction ?

A reduction of in the price of an article enables a dealer to purchase more articles in . What is the original price of the article?

Jeevan bought an article at discount on the labelled price. He sold the article with profit on the labelled price. What was his percentage of profit on the price he bought?

Due to an increase of 30% in the price of eggs, 3 eggs less are available for Rs. 9.10. The present rate per egg is :

sells an article to making a profit of of his outlay. sells it to for profit. Find the cost price of the article for , if sells it for and incurs a loss of of his outlay.

A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of . What is B's share, if C gets more than D ?

A man bought a second-hand typewriter for and spent on its repairs. He sold it for . His profit percent is _____.

A shoe company sold 50 pairs of shoes on a day costing each for . Then the profit obtained in ₹. is -

What price should a tradesman mark on an article that cost him to gain after allowing discount?

By selling an article for , a man loses in order to make profit, he must sell it for ?

When the price of commodity is , quantity demand is , and when price is , quantity demanded is . Based on this information, what is marginal revenue resulting from an increase in output from to ?

A merchant offers discount on all his goods and still makes a profit of . If an item is marked then its cost price is

Find the principal amount borrowed by him. A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of per annum at simple interest. After Years he had to pay as interest only for the period.

A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of tea, one costing . and another at . in the ratio . If he sells the mixed variety at. What is his gain or loss percent?

A shopkeeper makes a profit of even after giving a discount of on the marked price of an article. If marked price is then the cost price of the article is-

A vendor bought toffees at for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain ?

A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. B can do the work alone in how many days, if working together, they can finish the work in days ?

A dealer marks the price of an article more than the cost price. He allows commission, his profit percent is

A vendor sells his articles at a certain profit percentage. If he sells his articles at of his actual selling price, then he incurs a loss of. What is his actual profit percentage?
